Last treaty limiting nuclear deployment set to expireNEW WORLD ORDER: Trump could have followed through with calls to renew the treaty, but neither side did, as they would prefer to do as they like, an analyst saidAFP, WASHINGTONCome Thursday, barring a last-minute change, the final treaty in the world that restricted nuclear weapons deployments would be over. New START, the last nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow after decades of agreements dating to the Cold War, is set to expire, and with it restrictions on the two top nuclear powers. Russian President Vladimir Putin in September last year suggested a one-year extension of New START. New START restricted Russia and the US to a maximum of 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads each — a reduction of nearly 30 percent from the previous limit set in 2002. US allies France and the UK also have established nuclear arsenals on a smaller scale, while India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea have known nuclear weapons, but are not part of international agreements.

Source: Taipei Times February 01, 2026 18:12 UTC